ADDITIONAL NOTES:a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled

DESCRIPTION:(from HGTV's web site, March 2009) The Reckseit family believes that their home isn't complete without a dog, but they can't agree on what kind to adopt. So they choose eight dogs to bring home, where they will begin a series of challenges to test their skills and compatibility with parents Milena and Peter, along with their children Stuart, Adam and Molly. Seven of these dogs will be adopted by new families, but one will eventually become the beloved best friend and Leader of the Pack to the Reckseits.